Moses Barber, Cattleman
(ca.1800–ca.1870)
Moses Barber was a very successful cattleman who supplied beef to the Confederate Army. Following the Civil War, Barber did not want to pay taxes to the U.S. government. Sheriff and tax collector David Mizell periodically stole some of Barber’s cattle as payment. At least 13 people were killed during the Barber-Mizell Family Feud of 1870, including David Mizell. The Volusia County town of Barberville is named after the Barber family.
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Moses Barber was a
very successful cattleman who supplied beef to the Confederate Army. Following
the Civil War, Barber did not want to pay taxes to the U.S. government. Sheriff
and tax collector David Mizell periodically stole some of Barber’s cattle as
payment. At least 13 people were killed during the Barber-Mizell Family Feud of
1870, including David Mizell. The Volusia County town of Barberville is named
after the Barber family.